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WATCH: Spectacular new trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes lands!http://www.followingthenerd.com/movies/watch-spectacular-new-trailer-for-war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-lands/
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War is declared in this spectacular new trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes!

This is one of the best trailers of the year so far in our opinion… do you agree?

SYNOPSIS
In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

He impressed us all in Captain America: Civil War but we’ve all been waiting for Tom Holland’s Spider-man/Peter Parker solo outing and now we have not just one but two trailers – the domestic (US) and the international and you can check them both out below.

A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. (Continues after pic)

The film is being directed by Jon Watts (Cop Car, Clown), based on a screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley (Vacation reboot) and Jon Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers.

Ok…didn’t see that coming either. While maybe not the most exciting episode of the season, “The Chicago Way” did a great job bringing the Legion Of Doom together in a fun way and bringing them to bear against the Legends.

Fun fact, a few episodes back I thought it would be fun to see the team meet Al Capone, not knowing that this episode would happen. The payoff was pretty fun, and it did a good job of showing how Capone got brought down. From Elliot Ness, to the ledger that would reveal the tax evasion that put Capone down, it was great stuff. I loved how Nate revealed the truth about how it took so long to bring him down after the ledger was recovered, “it’s the federal government!”

But if anything, the Capone storyline was just the backdrop for some really great character sequences. From Stein revealing his aberration, aka his daughter, to Sara. And Mick and Amara connecting in a very fun way, this was good. The unexpected twist was that Mick had begun hallucinating about Snart.

Now to be clear, Snart WILL be in the Legion of Doom at some point in this season, that will still happen, this was merely a tease for that no doubt. It’s unclear why Mick was hallucinating him now, but I’m glad that the back-and-forth didn’t daunt Mick, he’s too tough to be affected like that.

There’s the Legion of Doom, now three strong with the arrival of Malcolm Merlyn (2016 version) in their ranks. These three only had a few scenes all together, but their chemistry was undeniable. Even individually, they’re a fun group. And I can’t wait to see what they have in mind with the Spear of Destiny.

The only real downside here was the growing “sibling rivalry” between Ray and Nate. I felt that this was over after the Japan thing where Nate got coached by Ray. But now, with Ray having his suit back, they’re…not. They’re fighting like little kids wanting their moms attention. It was cute at first, like when they were making fun of Sara for acting like a mom, and then later they were bickering over whose plan was worse. I really hope they get past this soon.

Now…that ending…wow. Didn’t see that coming. So many questions are coming to mind. Is that really Rip? Why does he sound like that? Why is he making a movie about himself? How did he get there? And more! Questions abound….

In the end, “The Chicago Way” was a decent end to the first half, and it set up the back half in a fun way. I don’t know when they’ll return exactly, but I look forward to their return.

While it will be weird not having Williams scoring – after all, he’s a part of Star Wars – it will be interesting to hear what life long fan Michael Giacchino does in this universe.

It’s also worth pointing out that the final track is called Guardians of the Whills, which is clearly a reference to The Journal of the Whills, first mentioned in the original Star Wars novel and from the mind of George Lucas directly. The journal was a historical document that chronicles the history of that galaxy far, far away.

We’re guessing the actress will have some CGI or prosthetics to make her look more like Fisher as, while she’s a very beautiful woman, we just can’t see that much likeness in there:

Anyway, here’s the full list – there’s a few other surprises in here so only read if you want to know, but since you’re this far, we’re guessing you do.

Because of my line of work, some bits of Rogue One came across my desk the other day. While I couldn’t take a picture of the screen (phone not allowed, and though a girl has no name, she likes her job), I was able to scribble enough notes that offer some information about who is (and is not) in the film. When I got home, I snooped around online, and some of this isn’t listed anywhere. Wanted to offer to share this with the good people of reddit… but I understand that I don’t have verifiable proof (until the release date) that this is the real deal, and I didn’t want to post this on /r/StarWars and get downvoted into oblivion. Fortunately, their mods suggested I post here. Anyway… here’s my best recreation of bits of the end credits. For now, take them as rumors…

(spoilers below, so don’t read it you don’t want ‘em.)

MUSIC BY — Michael Giacchino

ORIGINAL STAR WARS MUSIC — John Williams

JYN ERSO — Felicity Jones

YOUNG JYN — Beau Gadson

YOUNGER JYN — Dolly Gadson

GALEN ERSO — Mads Mikkelsen

LYRA ERSO — Valene Kane

CASSIAN — Diego Luna

K-2SO — Alan Tudyk

CHIRRUT — Donnie Yen

BAZE — Jiang Wen

BODHI — Riz Ahmed

SAW — Forest Whitaker

MON MOTHMA — Genevieve O’Reilly

BAIL ORGANA — Jimmy Smits

PRINCESS LEIA — Ingvild Deila

… with Special Thanks to Carrie Fisher

DARTH VADER (VOICE) — James Earl Jones

DARTH VADER — Spencer Wilding & Daniel Naprous

KRENNIC — Ben Mendelsohn

GOVERNOR TARKIN — Guy Henry

…with Special Thanks to Peter Cushing

GENERAL DODONNA — Ian McElhinney (Ser Barristan!)

There were several more generals and senators listed, but no actors of note

C3PO — Anthony Daniels

2TUBES — Aidan Cook

No R2D2 listed but that could be because of Kenny Baker’s death and there’s no longer a person inside?

Oh, and there is a “Blockade Runner Pilot” listed too. So this may slip right into the beginning ANH.

Also listed as Special Thanks: Lord and Miller, Rian Johnson, Winberg & Filoni (Rebels), as well as somebody from the Lucas’s Archives.

]]>http://www.followingthenerd.com/movies/massive-spoilers-is-this-confirmation-of-a-major-characters-presence-in-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/feed/0Tarkin set for Rogue One? Here’s his brief history in Star Wars so far…http://www.followingthenerd.com/movies/tarkin-set-for-rogue-one-heres-his-brief-history-in-star-wars-so-far/
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The two second glimpse of that figure in the latest tv spot “Breath” for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (below) raises a very old hope that somehow the iconic character played by the late and great Peter Cushing (d. 1994) will somehow make a critical appearance on the silver screen.

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The character appears as an increasingly important figure in the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars and particularly within the story arc of Star Wars: Rebels (beautifully annunciated in both series by Stephen Stanton) and though Wayne Pygram – who played Scorpius on the “Farscape” tv series – played a brief cameo at the end of Revenge of the Sith…

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departing the bridge as the two Sith Lords survey the preliminary stages of the Death Star’s construction, not having Tarkin at this dark time in galactic history, is unlikely given the James Luceno’s fine book “Tarkin” and now “Catalyst”. It’s impossible now to imagine an Empire without this Grand Moff of the Outer Rim Territories taking the helm. (Continues after pic)

Of course, CGI is thought to be the solution, but we really don’t need another Tron Legacy. I have always imagined that Guy Henry who once was mentioned on IMDB as simply an “Imperial Officer” and has now disappeared from the database to be perfect for the role. (Continues after pic)

Having played the machiavellian Minister of Magic Pius Thicknesse in the “Harry Potter” franchise, he also plays on the UK tv series “Holby City” as the uncompromising medical bureaucrat Henrik Hannsen. Not only with his tall (6’4”) gait and gaunt features does he physically resemble the quintessentially urbane Cushing, I believe, Guy Henry, with proper make up, lines of script and direction authentically capture the essence of the cold and menacing character. Let’s hold our breath that casting directors hold sway over CGI supervisors.

Interestingly a new ‘leak’ on Reddit has named Henry as playing Governor Tarkin in the movie. So it looks like he’s back in full, em, Force and we called it waaaaaaay back in January (here)

Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they are all lined up to welcome him, ready to join the dance.

Well, everyone can relax, it’s safe to hit the beach again thanks to the Rock and his new Baywatch crew.

The full red band trailer for the new movie based on the TV Series is here and, well, it looks pretty fun.

What do you guys think?

Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron star in this reboot of the popular 90’s series Baywatch as two lifeguards patrolling a California beach. Seth Gordon directs with Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra. And Kelly Rohrbach co-starring Daniel Gelb, Rovi and hits screen on May 19th, 2017

]]>http://www.followingthenerd.com/movies/watch-the-red-band-trailer-for-baywatch-really-makes-a-splash-sorry/feed/0UFC President confirms Conor McGregor IS set for Game of Thrones…http://www.followingthenerd.com/tv/ufc-president-confirms-conor-mcgregor-is-set-for-game-of-thrones/
http://www.followingthenerd.com/tv/ufc-president-confirms-conor-mcgregor-is-set-for-game-of-thrones/#commentsThu, 08 Dec 2016 23:08:37 +0000http://www.followingthenerd.com/?p=139832

We reported a few days ago that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was set for Game of Thrones but, in fairness, we only took it with a pitch of salt…

However, now it seems that he is indeed set for the show.

Huh?

Well, UFC president Dana White has seemingly confirmed that the fighter is set for Westeros: “I knew that a few months ago that they were interested in putting him in the show. And I’m glad he did it. It’ll be great.”

It’s well known that McGregor and Hafþór Björnsson, who played the Mountain since season 4, are good friends and we all know that much of Thrones is filmed here in Ireland where McGregor is from.

According to Watchers on the Wall, McGregor “will be playing a pirate belonging to Euron Greyjoy’s crew, on the ship Silence.”

They also confirm that it will be a cameo and not a big role and he will not have a speaking part as Greyjoy rips out the tongues of his sailors, isn’t that surprising.

So what say you all? Are you looking forward to seeing McGregor in the show? Sound off in all the usual ways, gang…

Woah! We’d almost forgotten abut Powerless… the DC sit-com has been pretty quite since the trailer debuted in May (here)

The show focuses on everyday people dealing with a world full of superheroes and the problems that comes with that – and it hits screens on February 2nd as per the official announcement (below).

Add it to Flash, Legends, Arrow, Supergirl and Gotham and that’s a pretty full week of DC entertainment every week.

Bring it on!

In the first comedy series set in the universe of DC Comics, Vanessa Hudgens (“Grease Live,” “High School Musical”) plays Emily, a spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes. It’s when she stands up to one of these larger-than-life figures (after an epic battle messes with her commute) that she accidentally becomes a cult “hero” in her own right … even if it’s just to her group of lovably quirky co-workers. Now, while she navigates her normal, everyday life against an explosive backdrop, Emily might just discover that being a hero doesn’t always require superpowers.

Ben Queen serves as writer and executive producer. Director Michael Patrick Jann (pilot) also executive produces. “Powerless” is produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on the characters from DC Comics.